10/4 - Industry Standard @ Kolo Club, Hoboken, NJ

While the biggest Oktoberfest in all of NJ was going on in the beer garden at Hoboken’s Pilsner House, the house crew from ‘Industry Standard’ were throwing down up stairs. The night was filled with good house beats, lasers and Lego like visuals behind the DJ booth (thanks to the projectors aimed onto window shutters!). The dance floor was packed all night and while many folks were there for Oktoberfest and didn't even know there was a wild dance party in the building, anyone that found the side stairs to the event never made it back down the stairs. The ‘Industry Standard’ event has been going monthly on Fridays for quite a while and has a full stable of top notch dance floor moving talent as monthly residents. The event founder, Marcus Robinson, moved his talents from jolly old England several years back and has been throwing underground parties to the delights on US soils ever since. Marcus closed the night, blowing the roof off the Kolo Club. Prior to that, DJ's included James Tobin, Dan Rozum, Plainboy Christopher Terruson andAndy Bullock. Next party 'Industry Standard' is Friday November 1 and if you like house music you need to be there.

Upon Burning Skies – Sable Sheep

Underground – Nick Curly (Dennis Ferrer Mix)

Can You Feel it – Tommyboy (Metodi Hristov mix)

Reality – Andre Crom (Duscky Mix)

KorgM1 – Shonky

When – Sunscreem (Self Preservation Society House Mix)

Hiphouse – Kable Und Kiebe & Lauhaus

Fresh Water – Tales of Us feat. The/Das

Millie Vanillie – Green Velvet feat. Russoul

Your Love – Mark Night (Running Trax Summer Edit)

Bless Your Bass – Macromism

Passion – Gat Décor (Naked Mix)

Silk Roads – Steve Lawler

The Composer – Martin Landsky

Live & Direct/Brace for Impak – Da Beatminerz, LordTariq & Royce Da

Knee Deep in Louise – Hot Since 82

Untitled – Pail Woolford

Eterna – Slam (John Digweed & Nick Muir mix)m

10/9 - Kevin Hedge & Little Louie Vege @ Cielo, NYC

Our favorite Wednesday night soulful rare groove dance party returned once again to NYC! After a four-month hiatus (summer vacation!), Keven Hedge and Little Louie Vega brought the infamously amazing 'Roots Party' back to Cielo, NYC. The event was billed as a ‘Libra Celebration’ and as this author is a Libra, there was noway we’d miss stopping by this midweek throw-down. Entrance, while worth the $20 late night fare, to the event is typically FREE until 11. Better still, the vodka bar is wide open until 11. Free entry....free vodka....Kevin and Louie...Cielo....no brainer. Perhaps that explains the lengthy entry cue at 10 o’clock.The soulful sounds of the the NYC underground and eras gone by were on tap all night long. Huge tracks blowing up the dance floor included Africa (Digitaline), 'Touched the Sky' (Dennis Ferrer), and 'Turn Me On' (Black Coffee). Several of Louie’s mixes permeated throughout the night, including two mixes of his take on 'Never' by Ralf Grum. We’ll certainly be heading back in a few weeks when Little Louie takes the decks for the entire night on October 23.

Babalu Aye Y Yemaya (Louii Chris mix) - Nina

Fly (Reel People Mix) – Tony Mamrelle

Never –(Louie Vega Joburg Instrumental) – Ralf Grum

Je Ka Jo (vocal mix) – Joe Clausell

Brand New Day – Elements of Life

Get Another Chance – Chantal Curtis

Hlala – Josi Chave feat. Oluhle

Touched the Sky – Dennis Ferrer feat Mia Tuttavilla

Africa – Digitaline

Turn me on – Black Coffee

First to Say Goodbye – DJ Micks feat Robin Latimore

Let them Come (Greg Gauthier’s Culture mix) – Dan Electro

The Brothers Johnson – Stomp!

Any Love – Chaka Khan & Rufus

Tbt3 – Rocco

This is Your Life – (Leventina mix) – EDX & Nadia Ali

You Can Do It Baby – Nuyorican Soul & George Benson

It’s Alright I Feel It – Nuyorican Soul & Jocelyn Brown

Loose Women – Kenny Latimore

Never Stop – Duane Harden & Louie Vega

Never (Louie Vega Roots NYC mix) – Ralf Grum

Fort Greene’s Theme(Instrumental Dub – Josh Milan

Super Lover – The Ritchie Family